Question: Can seeds in the seed bank be considered as a potential source of material for
the restoration of European plant communities including forest, marsh, grassland and …

This study summarises European research on seed banks in temperate forest systems and
analyses for differences in seed bank composition between geographically scattered forests …

1. We investigated the vertical distribution of seeds in the soil, using data from nine studies
in five European countries. We discovered significant correlations between seed shape and …

The germination responses of 32 temperate Carex species were tested in light and darkness
at five constant temperatures and under one fluctuating temperature regime, before and after …

The impact of habitat quality and site history on the recolonization potential of ancient-forest
plant species on abandoned farmland was studied in the forest of Ename, Flanders …

Dry alvar grasslands on limestone on the Baltic island of Öland, SE Sweden, are very
species‐rich as long as the traditional agricultural exploitation of grazing and fire wood …

Simultaneously with increasing afforestation efforts in western Europe, among
conservationists the consciousness is growing that protecting areas to conserve biodiversity …

The genus Carex, with its wide distribution and large number of species yet with a rather
uniform life history, is a very convenient group for comparative studies of germination …

Vegetation composition differs significantly between ancientand recent forest, due to slow
colonization capacity of typical forest speciesand the higher abundance of early …

The flora of clear‐cuttings with soil scarification in forests was compared< 1–2 yr after cutting
with that in mature herb‐rich forests in SW Finland. The total and mean numbers of vascular …